Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance

In 2002, the National Security Agency (NSA) first designated
New Mexico Tech as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Information Assurance
Education. This recognition highlighted New Mexico Tech among other prestigious
universities such as Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford. Universities applying
for this recognition must pass a rigorous review of ten criteria demonstrating
the school's commitment to academic excellence in information assurance. These
criteria include: attaining or exceeding national standards in curriculum; having
faculty who have expertise with published papers in information assurance; and
having an on-campus research center, which ICASA serves as. Recently, New Mexico
Tech successfully reapplied to retain the recognition as a Center of Academic
Excellence for academic years 2005-2008. As of April 2006, there are 66 centers
across 27 states and the District of Columbia.

For more information about the ongoing research and education
programs at New Mexico Tech's Center of Academic Excellence, please visit the
CAE website.